Academy sponsor led · Lincolnshire

Holbeach Bank Primary Academy

4–11Ages
84Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145734URN

Roman Bank, Holbeach Bank, Spalding, PE12 8BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.5 above Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

28 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

23%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

28 applications · 11 places offered · 7 named it first

2026 2.6; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 4.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 2.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 3.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 3.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 3.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as Holbeach Bank Primary School (URN 120413), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	11	28	2.6	7	0.64
Sep 2025	4	17	4.3	3	0.75
Sep 2024	10	23	2.3	9	0.90
Sep 2023	7	19	2.7	7	1.00
Sep 2022	12	17	1.4	12	1.00
Sep 2021	12	17	1.4	10	0.83
Sep 2020	8	15	1.9	4	0.50
Sep 2019	4	12	3.0	4	1.00
Sep 2018 *	15	20	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2017 *	3	11	3.7	2	0.67
Sep 2016 *	8	16	2.0	8	1.00
Sep 2015 *	8	18	2.3	8	1.00
Sep 2014 *	2	7	3.5	2	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 46% · Writing 46% · Maths 31% → all three 23% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard23%240th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard46%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard46%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard31%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	23%	0%	101	97
2023/24	23%	0%	102	100
2022/23	20%	0%	98	97

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holbeach Bank Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Holbeach Primary Academy
2.1 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.9 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place
Whaplode Church of England Primary School
4.6 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Fleet Wood Lane School
4.7 km · Lincolnshire

2026

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Gedney Church End Primary Academy
5.5 km · Lincolnshire

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton
6.6 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School
7.3 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145734 · 925/2047
Trust: University of Lincoln Academy Trust
Capacity: 105 pupils · 84 on roll
Free school meals: 47.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2018
Replaced: Holbeach Bank Primary School (URN 120413)
Address: Roman Bank, Holbeach Bank, Spalding, PE12 8BX
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Holland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources